About Our Network

Bluebird
Bluebird Network, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, was formed by integrating three companies; Bluebird Media, Missouri Network Alliance (MNA, est. 1999) and Illinois Network Alliance* (INA, est. 2009), and with the purchase of the SpringNet Underground Data Center, now includes Bluebird Underground.

This integration created a leading telecommunications company that provides 6,000 route miles of high-speed broadband and fiber optic connections to Midwest communities and a data center in Springfield, MO.  Bluebird fiber network has over 100 Points of Presence (POP) sites spanning the Midwest including the major cites of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, Tulsa, Omaha, Des Moines and Memphis.

* Illinois Network Alliance (INA) was founded by a consortium of 10 independent rural telephone cooperatives (including Shawnee) and has been a pioneering leader bringing high-speed broadband telecommunication services to communities throughout Illinois.

Cisco
There are few names in the IT world more trusted than Cisco, and with good reason. Cisco routing services provide outstanding economical scale, IP and optical network convergence, and a proven architecture that’s delivered 10 times the capacity over 10 years. It offers advanced services intelligence, an environmentally-aware design, and system longevity in order to deliver data services effectively.

Calix
Calix is a leading global provider of broadband communications access systems and software. The Calix product portfolio connects service providers to their residential & business subscribers while enables deployment of virtually any service over fiber- and copper-based network architectures. With a growing customer base whose networks serve over 100 million subscriber lines in total, Calix is at the forefront of enabling the innovative ways for communications service providers to deliver advanced broadband services and value to their customers while meeting emerging broadband demands.

Metaswitch
At a time where people are able to communicate in more ways than ever before, nothing comes close to replacing a phone call. Metaswitch’s digital voice solution has revolutionized the way you make and receive calls because it’s more than just phone service with calling features; digital voice offers something traditional phone service just can’t – more control.  Control over your incoming calls, your messages, when, where & how you’re able to be reached…and how you’re able to reach others. Coupled with Shawnee’s FTTH infrastructure, conversations have never been clearer.

XyZel
With the amount of Internet connected devices in the home continuing to climb, stable in home WIFI connectivity is more important than ever. Shawnee utilizes XyZel routers as an affordable multi-purpose router that can act as a standard SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) router. XyZel routers provide four Gigabit Ethernet ports meeting the IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless standard, and feature TR-069 remote management for telcos, service providers and cable operators as a home network solution interoperating an FTTx or cable infrastructure.